Festo Bionic Learning Network 2009
POINTS TO STUDY
Have taste a little bit of biomechatronic developed by Festo
VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5JHMpLIqO4
SCRIPT, LISTENING TIPS, & GRAMMAR
Nature shows us the way / maximum performance with minimum energy consumption / for tomorrow’s production, bionic solutions / for efficient automation. Like the sea bird, it was modeled on / has Festo’s aqua penguin is hydrodynamic. Its elegant wing proportion, and its head and tail can move in all directions. Enabling this robotic penguin to maneuver in extremely small spaces / to turn on the spot and unlike its counterpart of its wild swim backwards. As autonomous underwater vehicles, these bionic penguins can orientate themselves in a water pool / and navigate independently. With a help of 3D-sonar, like that used by dolphins, this also allows them to communicate with errand environment and the other robot penguins to help, for instance avoiding collisions.
With air penguin, the Festo engineers created artificial penguins that are master of the rules of autonomous flight. The pre-condition for this was development of the control technology / into self-regulating biomechatronic systems / that in future / could well be used in an adapted production. The penguins moved within a space whose boundaries are determined by the ultrasound transmitters. Micro-controls give penguins free will to explore the space.
The bionic tripod / illustrates how bionic design principles which were used on the heads and tails of the penguins / can make a contribution to energy efficient and flexible automation. It uses the bionic “fin layer effect”, which is derived from the tail fin of a fish. The three very fine extendable and retractable glass fiber rods reduce the moving mass / allowing the maximum freedom of the movement, up to 90 degrees in all directions. The fin gripper gives the bionic tripod and adaptive grip of that allows it to grip wood pieces of various shapes and sizes just as hand would. It also demonstrates the depth sensitive touches of real fingertips, gripping even fragile or irregularly shaped objects securely / and offering completely new possibilities in assembling and handling technology.
The interactive wall demonstrates a new dynamic and interactive form of architecture. Combining the benefits of the bionic fin layer effect with the latest automation technology from Festo. The interactive wall can follow up free selected pattern of movement and interact spontaneously movement with people in front of it. A person’s behavior previews a certain reactions in the wall and full movement, lighten and music in real time.
With all the fav, the young researchers have made a big hit. By using I-ped wrap it prototyping so far only used in industry / could make 3D-printing affordable for use at home. From plastics to chocolate I-fav can print a variety of different materials.
In the technical training of the future, molecules could soon be playing an important role. These cubes each fitted with computer chip adopt onto each other. Each new arrival is communicated to other cubes, and sharing both energy supplying and their transmission are maintained. Molecubes are a fascinating way for the young people to build and program their own robots.
Cutting edge technology is being developed through the Festo bionic-learning network, a group in which Festo collaborates with leading universities, institutes and developing companies. The festo bionic learning network has over the past few years become an established pod of Festo’s quest for innovation.
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